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Spell Bee Word: Seed


What does seed mean?

Word: Seed

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Seed means the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.

Sounds like: cede (to give up land or power to someone else)

How do you spell seed?

Syllables: seed

Tricky part: The long ee is written with a double e, not e-a.

Watch out for: sead, sede

Memory tip: A seed needs two e's, like the two tiny leaves a bean seed pushes up when it sprouts.

Seed in a sentence

Example 1: We planted a mango seed in a pot.

Example 2: Papayas have lots of small black seeds.

Example 3: Birds peck at the seeds on our balcony.

Fun Fact

A coconut holds one of the largest seeds of any plant, and it can float across the sea and sprout on a faraway beach.

Practise the CREST Way

Sound Check

Which of the following words has the 'ee' sound as in seed?

a) head
b) leaf
c) bed
d) bread

Show answer

b) leaf. Leaf has the long ee sound; bread, head and bed all have a short e.

Word Champ

Choose the correct word for the blank:

A tiny ______ can grow into a tall tree.

a) seat
b) sea
c) seal
d) seed

Show answer

d) seed. Trees grow from seeds, so seed is the word.

Word Fusion

Add the correct option to the following to make a new word:

seed______

a) lese
b) lesse
c) les
d) less

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d) less. Seed + less makes seedless, as in seedless grapes.

Spellacadabra

From which option does a letter need to be removed to make a meaningful word?

a) plante
b) seed
c) flower
d) garden

Show answer

a) plante. Plant ends with a t; the e after it must go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these do we eat as a seed?

a) a potato
b) a cabbage
c) a peanut
d) a carrot

Show answer

c) a peanut

2. Besides warmth and air, what does a seed need to sprout?

a) sugar
b) oil
c) water
d) salt

Show answer

c) water

Associated Words

Related words on the Spell Bee lists: cede

More words from this list

stalk, toast, apron, clay, eel, houseboat, move, pick

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